| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Marijan Zeh - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Richard Stover is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Stover, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Emberton (C) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Yeager | 27-37 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | William Chouinard is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Paul Reading steps in front of the Marijan Zeh pass | 27-37 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Roger Reed is fouled on the floor by Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Eric Stroud (PF) Marijan Zeh, Jonathan Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Shelby Rice's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SG), Jonathan Williams (C) William Chouinard, Ronald Emberton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Shelby Rice works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith connects on the open jumper from close range set up by Jonathan Leach | 29-41 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Yeager - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Hughes and he's hacked by Eric Stroud - foul #2 on Eric Stroud, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | William Chouinard is hacked by Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Ronald Emberton (PF) Shelby Rice, Eric Stroud | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #7 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-44 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Devon Graham tips it home | 31-46 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | A charge is called on William Chouinard - foul #2 on William Chouinard, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Ronald Emberton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Emberton (C) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Robert Johnson steals it from Joseph Yeager | 31-46 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-46 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SF), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | William Chouinard is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses long on a runner from close range | 33-46 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Eric Stroud (PF), Richard Stover (C) Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams, Ronald Emberton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF) Jonathan Leach | |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Richard Stover double dribbles | 33-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 33-48 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Joseph Yeager steals it from Marijan Zeh in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager blows the layup but the foul's on Marijan Zeh - foul #2 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Shelby Rice (SG) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | John Kyzer's floater is tipped away by Manuel Spradling | 33-48 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | John Kyzer grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Richard Stover loses the dribble to Paul Reading | 33-48 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Richard Stover is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #4 on Richard Stover, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF), Jonathan Williams (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Roger Reed, Eric Stroud, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-48 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Ronald Emberton as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Ronald Emberton, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Shelby Rice, Ronald Emberton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SF) Paul Reading | |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF) Joseph Yeager | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | David Trinh clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Roger Reed - foul #3 on Roger Reed, team foul #8 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Manuel Spradling (PF) Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Roger Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Stroud (PF) Jonathan Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF) David Trinh, Kenneth Smith | |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Paul Reading shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dustin Larrabee | 33-54 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Richard Stover drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Chouinard | 35-54 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Devon Graham clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-54 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eric Stroud | 35-54 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | William Chouinard lays it up and in | 37-54 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is hacked by William Chouinard - foul #3 on William Chouinard, team foul #9 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Shelby Rice (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Roger Reed, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Eric Stroud pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Eric Stroud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Devon Graham | |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a floater in the lane | 37-54 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses the jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the fadeaway near the basket | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kyzer (fresh) SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Stroud (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Shelby Rice works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Kyzer | 40-56 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:24 | Alabama | John Kyzer makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Stroud | 41-56 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Shelby Rice shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Kyzer | 44-56 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling is hacked by Ronald Emberton - foul #2 on Ronald Emberton, team foul #10 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Shelby Rice evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-58 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager tips it home | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Paul Reading takes the ball from Shelby Rice | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Ronald Emberton denies the turnaround by Paul Reading | 46-60 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Emberton | 46-60 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Robert Johnson is called for traveling | 46-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Manuel Spradling | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 46-60 |